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Catholic Parishes of St. Michael and Sacred Heart
Called - Nurtured - Sent To carry on the Mission of Christ
Our Faith Community
World Marriage Day - This Weekend
This weekend we celebrate World Marriage Day! The permanent theme for World Marriage Day is "Love One Another" from the commandment given us by Jesus in John chapter 14. This gospel gives us a simple but challenging message of how our Heavenly Father wishes us to live. Loving one another is a daily decision - simple, but challenging. Let’s take time to pray for all who are called to the vocation of the Sacrament of Marriage.
The Blessing of Candles –
Saturday, Feb. 2 – 8:30am Mass
On February 2nd, the Church celebrates the feast of the Presentation of the Lord which occurs forty days after the birth of Jesus. The first reading for this day gives us an important insight to un-derstanding the Lord’s Presentation in the Temple by Mary and Joseph. Jesus’ presentation signifies God’s entrance to His temple. God made Man entered His temple, presenting Himself to those who were really searching for Him. At this Mass, all are invited to bring candles to be blessed that they will be using in their homes this year.
Saint Blaise and the Blessing of Throats –
Feb. 2/3 – All Weekend Masses
On Feb. 3 the Church celebrates St. Blaise. There are few facts known about St. Blaise except that he was a physician, fourth-century bishop in the city of Sebaste, Western Armenia, and died as a martyr. While he was a Bishop, a mother pleaded for St. Blaise to cure her son who was dying from a fish bone lodged in his throat. Blaise prayed over the boy, and the child was healed. The miraculous healing of the boy created the belief that St. Blaise could cure most illnesses but especially those of the throat. All are invited to participate in the blessing of throats following each of the weekend Masses on Feb. 2/3. During the traditional blessing of throats, the priest or deacon touches the candles (in the form of an X) to each side of the person’s neck and says: “Through the intercession of St. Blaise, may God deliver you from every disease of the throat, and from every other illness. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.”
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January 20th - Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Pastor Fr. Matthew Bedard x.23
Parochial Vicar Fr. Anthony Eboh x.27
Deacons Deacon David Robertson x.41
Deacon Christopher Stoesser x.24
Pastoral Minister Leanne Moran x.25
Coordinator of Youth Ministry
Christine Bresette x.28
Sacramental Secretary Michelle Christie x.21
Financial Secretary Cathy Cimetta x.22
Sacred Heart Custodian Ana Maria Moniz x.31
St. Michael Custodian Ray DiBrita x.30
St. Michael 1920 Wildwood Drive,
Bright’s Grove, N0N 1C0 (519) 869-2845
Office Hours: CLOSED MONDAY
Tuesday & Friday 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Wednesday 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Thursday 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Sacred Heart 1465 Lecaron Avenue,
Sarnia, N7V 3J4 (519) 344-2992
Office Hours: CLOSED MONDAY
Tuesday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
General Inquiries extension 0
Parish Email [email protected]
Parish Website www.smshsarnia.ca
Fax 519-333-6897
Like Us On Facebook (stmichaelandsacredheartcatholicparishes)
Lenten Preaching Mission with Fr. Dan Vere
March 24-27th
Topics: *The Urgency and Power of Prayer
*Introduction of 5 men Saints and 5 women Saints
*Brief Summaries of the forms of prayer
*Centering Prayer, Contemplative Prayer, Lectio Divina Prayer, Mystics Prayer and Breath Prayer
*Presentation with music and slides - Doing prayer together with music
March 24th - Confessions from 6-7p.m. followed by Mission talk at 7p.m. at St. Michael Church
March 25th - Mission talk at 7p.m. at St. Michael Church following 6:30p.m. Mass
March 26th - Confessions from 6-7p.m. followed by Mission talk at 7p.m. at Sacred Heart Church
March 27th - Confessions from 6-7p.m. followed by Mission talk at 7p.m. at Sacred Heart Church
New! Winter Session Youth Group for
Grades 5-6-7
Where: Sacred Heart Church meeting room
When: Mondays - January 21, 28, February 4 & 11
Time: 7-8:30
Don’t miss out on the fun!
5th
Annual Sarnia Sting Faith Night –
Everyone Welcome
Saturday, February 9th
4:00 - Faith talk followed by prizes & complimen-tary food & drinks
7:05 Sting vs Guelph Storm
Group rates: $18 adults; $12 children(12 & under); Free for children under 3
Contact Christine Bresette to purchase tickets at the group rate at [email protected] or 519-344-2992 Ext. 28
Deadline to order is January 30th.
NET Host Families – Thank You!
A big thank you to the families that generously opened up their homes to the National Evangelization Team.
Your kindness and hospitality is much appreciated and we couldn’t have done it without you!
Liturgy of the Word with Children
Any children from age 4ish to grade 2ish are welcome to attend our Liturgy of the Word with Children at our Sunday masses: 9:00a.m. at Sacred Heart Church, 10:00a.m. at St. Michael Church and 11:00a.m. at Sacred Heart Church.
Parishioner Seeking Ride to
11:00 Mass at Sacred Heart
We have a parishioner in the Exmouth/Colborne area who is in need of a ride to the 11:00 Mass at
We remember those who have died
Frank Jansen, brother of Gen Kennedy
Margita Kanka, sister of Kami Zalesak
Please pray for those who are sick
Trish Berg, Hilda Lavine, Devon Neil, Élie Bergeron, Florence & Stan Laird, Dennis Graveline, Angela Lopetrone, Anna Halford, Barry Mattigan, Carol Fera, Basil Kuiack, Stefan Durco, Kevin Kuindersma, Corinne Evans, Anna Kyksa, Robert
Masses and Intentions
The Rosary is prayed 25 minutes before each weekday Mass
Monday, January 21st
St. Michael - 6:30p.m. Ria Coppens ......................................... Vera & Larry Lawlor
Alice deBryn ......................................... Vera & Larry Lawlor
Tuesday, January 22nd
Sacred Heart - 8:30a.m. Antonietta D’Andrea ................................ Gelsomina Iacobelli
Case Akerboom ................................... Harry & Joanne Boere
Dorothy Pope ................................................... Maeve Gamble
Paolo DiCocco ............................................... Claudia Petrucci
David Major ........................................ The McEachen Family
Wednesday, January 23rd
St. Michael - 8:30a.m. Frank Tote ...................................................................Maria
Bob DiBona ......... His loving family, Maria, Jacob & Olivia
Thursday, January 24th
Sacred Heart - 6:30p.m. Elizabeth Klauke .............................................................. Mom
Nicky Renaud ..................................................... Sheila Klauke
Mary Santavy ......................................... Sacred Heart Parish
Ruth Daamen ............................................ Mary Ann Barcroft
Case Akerboom ........................................ Josie & Ron Savage
Friday, January 25th
Sacred Heart - 8:30a.m. Cornelis Akerboom ................................... K of C Council 1429
Giovanni Andali ....................................... The Costain Family
Mary Riach ........................................... Sacred Heart Parish
Henry VanArkel ................................................ Larry Renaud
A.D. MacDougall .................................................. Archy Gillis
Saturday, January 26th
St. Michael - 8:30a.m. Mark DaSilva ........................................................ Mom & Dad
For the living and deceased members of the Varsava and Lucan Families .......................... Mary Varsava
Prayers of Healing for Trish Berg .................. George Stanko
Reconciliation & Weekend Mass Times
Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday
Sacred Heart ................................ 11:00a.m. - 12:00p.m.
St. Michael ........................................... 4:00 - 4:30p.m.
Weekend Vigil Masses
St. Michael ..................................................... .5:00p.m.
Sacred Heart ...................................................... 5:30p.m.
Sunday Masses
Sacred Heart ...................................................... 9:00a.m.
St. Michael .................................................... 10:00a.m.
Sacred Heart ............................................ 11:00a.m.
Readings for Sunday, January 27th 1st Reading: Nehemiah 8: 2-4a, 5-6, 8-10
2nd Reading: 1 Corinthians 12: 12-30
Gospel: Luke 1: 1-4; 4: 14-21
This Week’s Events at a glance…
Sun., Jan. 20th Choir Luncheon at 12p.m. in Meet. Rm - SH
Mon., Jan.
21st
Knitting & Crocheting Group at 1p.m. in
Meet. Rm - SH
Divine Mercy Devotions at 3p.m. - SH
Gr. 5, 6 & 7 Youth Group at 7p.m. in Meet.
Rm - SH
Tues., Jan.
22nd
Women’s Faith Sharing Group at 1p.m. - SH
Baptism Prep meet. at 6:30p.m. in Meet. Rm -
SM
Wed., Jan.
23rd
RCIA at 6:30p.m. in Meet. Rm at St. Benedict
Church
Thurs., Jan.
24th
SM Quilting Group at 9a.m. in Meet. Rm - SM
Confirmation Program at 7p.m. in Meet. Rm -
SH
Sat., Jan. 26th Dinner & Card Night at 6p.m.in Meet. Rm -
SM
Upcoming Events (SM=St. Michael, SH=Sacred Heart)
Jan. 27th - Coffee Sunday at 11a.m. in Meet. Rm - SM
Jan. 27th - Baptisms at 11:30a.m. - SM
Jan. 27th - Baptisms at 12:30p.m. - SH
Jan. 27th - Italian Canadian Archive Project Unveiling at 2p.m.
in Meet. Rm - SH
Jan. 28th- Knitting & Crocheting Group at 1p.m. in Meet. Rm -
SH
Jan. 28th - Divine Mercy Devotions at 3p.m. - SH
Jan. 28th - Gr. 5, 6 & 7 Youth Group at 7p.m. in Meet. Rm - SH
Jan. 29th - Women’s Faith Sharing Group at 1p.m. - SH
Jan. 30th - Parents & Preschoolers at 9:30a.m. in Meet. Rm -
SM
Jan. 30th - RCIA at 6:30p.m. in Meet. Rm at St. Benedict
Church
Jan. 31st - SM Quilting Group at 9a.m. in Meet. Rm - SM
Jan. 31st - Confirmation Program at 7p.m. in Meet. Rm - SH
Feb. 1st - Mass at 8:30a.m. followed by Holy Hour - SH
Feb. 3rd - SM SSVP meet. at 8:30a.m. in Board Rm - SM
Sacred Heart Church. If this is something you could assist with, please contact the parish office. Thank you.
DINNER AND CARD NIGHTS
Break out from the WINTER BLUES and join us for an evening of dinner and euchre
January 26 (pasta) *Gluten free pasta will be available
February 23 (Soup) Volunteers needed to bring soup
March 30 (pasta) *Gluten free pasta will be available
April 27th (Bar B Q)
Location--St. Michael Parish after the 5 pm Mass
Parishioners from St Michael and Sacred Heart faith community are invited. Book early by calling Ray DiBrita at 519-869-4193 or by signing up on the sheet on the bulletin board at St. Michael’s. There will be a $5.00 cover charge to purchase the food, etc. Soft drinks and coffee will be provided .
NB - You are invited to bring a dessert to share with others
Sacred Heart CWL Executive and
General Meeting
All members, old and new, are invited to come to our first meeting of the year on Tuesday, February 5th at 12 noon. This will be a combined executive and general meeting. Amongst other important issues, voting will take place on the matter of CWL membership fees. Details will be given at the meeting. There will be a pizza lunch and other snacks. Please RSVP to Domenica Rastin so we can determine the cost of the lunch. Phone: 519-542-3720 / Email: [email protected].
AAAA-CHOO!
Please remember to take your tissues with you when you leave Mass so our church is tidy for our next Mass. Please replace hymn books, missals, etc. as well. Thanks everyone.
Deanery/Community Events
St. Clair Catholic DSB Strategic Plan – An
Invitation to Participate! You Tell Us!
From January 9th to the 23rd the St. Clair Catholic District School Board will launch an on-line conversation about how we can work together to build Cath-olic education and help our students pre-pare for the future. It’s called Thoughtexchange, a broad con-sultation with all of our stakeholders, where we can share and learn from each other.
Thoughtexchange has three steps:
Share – first people share thoughts independently and con-fidentially;
Star – everyone then considers and rates thoughts shared by others;
Discover – and finally, everyone learns the ideas we have in common and what we value as a community.
The information we learn through Thoughtexchange will help us to develop a new strategic plan, to guide student learning
for the next five years. We invite you to have your say – you tell us! Join the conversation between January 9th and the 23rd.
Get started today!
Go to https://my.thoughtexchange.com/#p885878906
Or visit the Board website at www.st-clair.net
Or use the QR Code on your mobile device
Sarnia Justice Film Festival
presents… “What Walaa Wants”
This powerful film is about a young girl raised in a refugee camp while her mother was in prison. Walaa is determined to survive bootcamp to become one of the few women on the Palestinian Security Forces—a big challenge for a girl who breaks all the rules. What Walaa Wants is the winner of the Special Jury
Prize for Canadian Feature Documentary at the Hot Docs International Film Festival last year. This will be screened on Saturday, January 19th at 7p.m. at the Sarnia Library Theatre. Admission is free but donations are gladly accepted.
Alpha
Do you know someone, who has been away from God for a while and is searching for answers? Maybe you yourself have been wondering about faith issues. Come together to Alpha, Wednes-day, Jan. 23rd at 6:30pm to Our Lady of Mercy Church Hall. Join us for a series of ses-sions exploring the basics of the Christian faith. Sessions will run over eleven weeks. Each session looks at a dif-ferent question that you might have about faith and is designed to create conversation. This is an open, informal, and honest space to explore and discuss life’s big questions together. More info at Alpha.SarniaCatholic.ca All are welcome!
Sarnia’s Italian-Canadian History
Please join us at Sacred Heart Church Community Hall on January 27, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. Decades of local interviews and photos have been digitized and will be presented. The exhibit will be shown by Michael Iannozzi, PHD student and Caroline Di Cocco,
President of ICAP. The work has been funded by the Government of Canada, Libraries and Archives Canada in a program known as DHCP (Documentary Heritage Communities Program). Refreshments will be served.
The Average Age of a Canadian Sex
Trafficking Victim is 14!
Exploring Exploitation: What Adults Need to Know
Tuesday, January 29th or Monday February 4th 6:30-8:00p.m. at the Sexual Assault Survivors’ Centre, Upper Board Room, 420 East St. North
This free information workshop is for adults. Discussion is focused around what exploitation is and what makes a young person vulnerable to being exploited. Space is limited – reserve your spot through Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/o/sexual-assault-survivors-centre-sarnia-lambton-18350188410
Retrouvaille Program – London area
You Can Help Your Marriage – Do you feel alone? Are you frustrated or angry at each other? Do you argue… or have you just stopped talking to each other? Does talking about it only make it worse? Retrouvaille (pronounced retro-vi with a long i) helps couples through difficult times in their mar-riages. This program has helped tens of thousands of couples experiencing difficulties in their mar-riage. For confidential information about the pro-gram, or to register for the program beginning with a weekend on Feb. 1 – 3, please phone 519-243-0687, email [email protected] or visit www.HelpOurMarriage.com.
Rayjon/OCIC Exhibit Rayjon, in partnership with the Ontario Council for Cooperation (OCIC), will be featured in a special exhibit beginning on First Friday, February 1st at the Lawrence House.
This “Transformations Photojournalism Exhibit” will highlight the work of Rayjon & local volunteers,
demonstrating how they contribute to local & global change.
This is the 5th & final year for this project & Rayjon is proud to be included in the 13 organizations being profiled.
The exhibit will run until February 23rd.
Celebrate Groundhog Day with a Winter
BBQ Extravaganza and Trivia Night
Saturday, February 2nd
This is a parish fundraiser for St. Thomas Aquinas Parish. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for children
All you can eat BBQ (burgers, sausages, hot dogs, potato salad, beans, mac and cheese…) Served in the parish hall at 895
Champlain Rd. Cash bar. Doors open for cocktails at 5:30p.m. For tickets or more information, contact Dave at 519-336-2907.
2019 Pure Life Summit -
Into the Deep
Saturday, February 9th at St. Andre Bessette Catholic Secondary School, 2727 Tokala Trail, London
Time: 8:30a.m. to 10p.m.
Cost: $60
For: High school, college, university students, young adults and parents
To Register: https://famfi.ca/registrations/pure-life- summit-registration/
It’s Easy !!!!! Visit our website at smshsarnia.ca
Click on Donate from the “Our Parish” dropdown menu.
Click “St. Michael” or “Sacred Heart” under “Make a Gift—Online Donations”
Pray for Vocations: January 20th to January 26th
Sunday: Most Rev. John Michael Sherlock
Monday: Rev. John Comiskey
Tuesday: Rev. Paul Kim
Wednesday: Rev. Paul Nicholson
Thursday: Deacon Richard Heath
Friday: Ms. Nives Davies, Pastoral Minister
Saturday: Rev. Michael Dwyer
Please remember to pray for our Holy Father, Pope Francis
January 2019 St. Michael Catholic Women's League
Happy New Year! On behalf of the executive council, I would like to wish all our members and parishioners a most happy
and blessed 2019. The St. Michael Catholic Women's League is looking forward to a year filled with opportunities to share
our talents and skills with others; praying; working and learning together; and having a lot of fun along the way.
CWL Membership - Thank you again to all those who have renewed their memberships for 2019 and to those who have joined our council
for the first time. Welcome to all. There is still room in the St. Michael Catholic Women's League for more members! We are always happy
to have women of all ages join us. Use the envelope in your Sunday envelope box, ask for an envelope at the Welcome Desk or place your
membership fee of $25 in an envelope with your name, address, email address and place it in the basket at offertory or leave it at the Office.
Please contact President Nelly Kelders or Organization/Membership Convenor Mary Van Delft if you have any questions regarding mem-
bership.
St. Michael's CWL Council 2019
We have a vacancy for Christian Family Life/Community Life. Any member who is interested in becoming more involved in our council
may want to consider this position. To learn more about this convenorship and its responsibilities, contact Mary McLeay, past-president.
February General Meeting - Our first general meeting will take place on Tuesday, February 12 at 2pm, in St. Michael Church. Not only
is it our first meeting, it is also our Valentine Tea! We will begin with prayers and then a presentation by our guest speaker, Deacon Tony
Hogervorst, from Our Lady Help of Christians Parish, Watford. His presentation will be on the migrant workers in our community. As the
Migrant Worker Ministry Specialist with the Diocese of London, Deacon Tony is very knowledgeable in this area and has hands-on experi-
ence working with these people who have chosen to come to Canada to seek work. All members of our parish and community are invited to
join us to learn more about this ministry and the people it serves.
Following a tea break, we will have our business meeting. The most important item on the agenda will be our annual budget. We promise to
keep the meeting as brief as possible but at the same time make sure members receive all the necessary information regarding the business
of the Council and League.
Regional Meeting - The first regional meeting of 2019 takes place on Tuesday, January 22, at 6pm at Our Lady of Mercy Church Hall. This
is a potluck dinner and all ladies in the deanery are invited to attend. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet women from the other councils
in Sarnia and Lambton County, as well as to learn more about the business of the Catholic Women's League. If you would like to join us,
please contact Nelly Kelders.
Volunteers Needed - Have you heard about the new Netflix show Tidying Up? We have! If you have the time, join us on Monday, January
21 at 9:30am to clean up the kitchen. Tidying Up means clearing out anything that is not used, broken or has lived beyond its expiry date!
We will be re-organizing things to maximize the space we have. It seems that storage space is always at a premium!
If you have any questions or concerns about the St. Michael CWL or its activities, please do not hesitate to contact me.
May God always keep you in the palm of His hand.
Nelly Kelders, president
Upcoming Events
January 22 - Regional Potluck Dinner February 12 - General Meeting and Valentine's Tea
January 28 - Executive Council February meeting March 1 - World Day of Prayer
President Nelly Kelders [email protected]
Past President Mary McLeay [email protected]
President-elect Vacant
Recording Secretary Maureen Crichton [email protected]
Corresponding Secretary Carol Sandrin [email protected]
Treasurer Linda Kensley [email protected]
Organization/Membership Mary Van Delft [email protected]
Spiritual Gen Kennedy [email protected]
Christian Family Life/Community
Life
Vacant
Resolutions - Legislation Anna Giuliani [email protected]
Education & Health Gerdi Kusters [email protected]
Communications Nelly Kelders [email protected]
